Character Similarites with previous FFs

[Flying Arrow]

This is off-topic, but I want to draw a comparison between XIII's setting and FFIII's (Yes, IIIj.)

Both involve worlds which hang over larger worlds... and, well that's all I've got. I just always thought FFIII's little backstory about the floating island and flooded planet was so neat, and XIII is a nice call-back to it.

The more I think about it, the more I think that XIII rivals IX for sheer amount of series references and recurring themes. One of the neat things I enjoyed about the datalog was going into it and finding new spins on the FF mythology that didn't necessarily fit into the narrative itself (for instance, fal'Cie Phoenix being a Long Sun of sorts for the people of Cocoon).